Measuring and dispensing can or tank.



A. G. SHERMAN.

MEASURING AND DISPBNSING GAN 0R TANK.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 16, 1908.

957,005. Patent-.ea May 3,1910.

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Alturnrgu -Toa-ll 'whom it may concern:

)AL-VIN G. .SHEB.MAN, yor nfnfrnorfr, MICHIGAN.

Speoication ofnetters latelit..l v l Patented May 3, 1910.

'I Appliaieatioii led December 16,1908. Serial No. 467,738.

Be it known that I, ALVINV G. SHERMAN, citizen of the United States, residin at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Mlchigan, have invented a certainnew a useful'Improverhent in Measuring an' Dispensing Cans or Tanks, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, such as will enable. others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forma part of this specification.A v 5 This invention relates to measuring and dispensing cans or tanks; it has for its object an improved dispensing can from which only a limited amount of liquid can be poured-at a -single pouring, and which ref so quires the can to be turned to an erect position before the second pouring can be made.

In the drawing:-F1gure 1, is a sectional elevation. Fig. 2, is a cross'section 'at the line w-a of Flg. 1. l

The chamber within the tank vis .divided into a main or storage chamber and a measuring chambenu,

"The main chamber 1 of the can is separated for the measuring chamber 2 by a diaphragm 3, which divides the chamber Within the tank into two compartments, one for the storage ofthe liquid, and-the other for the measuring of the liquid. The` two chambers communicate by a paage 4, whichleads through the diaphragm 3 on the handle side of the main tan and in close relation to the wall of the main tank. The liquid is l pouredfrom `the measuring chamber through a tube 5, which leads out from the measur- 111g chamber 2, on the side opposite the handlenand leads throughl the top 6,' and termiv lnates with a spout 9. The mainl chamber is pipe, either when the tank is filled, or subse,

filled through a covered filling opening 11. The main chamber is vented by a short 'pipe 8, which leads into thev main 4cliainber irectly under'the handle, and extends along the handle to a distancesueh that there is no liability of any outflow through the vent quently, if the air in the tank above the,

liquidis expandedv4 by change of tempera-v ture, and the liquid is not forced out through the vent pipe by the expansion of air conl tained'in the tank at times'when the temperature of the tank and its contents may be raised: The external opening of the vent pipe 8 is higher than theI to of the filling opening 11 and extends so ihr to the rear of the vessel under .the handle that it remains constantly on a higher plane than the surface of theliquid in the vessel, as the vessel is tilted to entirely empty the measuring compartment 2.

The device operates most advantageousl when the chamber 1 is not completel fille that is, when the can is used active y as a dispensing can, which is not required to be completely filled whenever the sup ly of liquid it contains is renewed, rather t an as a'storage can, in'which as much as ossible is poured in the first instance. en not completely filled, as soon as the can is tiltedv for the surface of the liquid to suiicientl dro on t e rear or handle side corresponding y with its rise on the front or spout side, so that it reaches the passage 4, the further flow of liquid from the main chamber 1 into the measuring chamber 2, through this passa e-way, is prevented by the diaphragm 3, an 'as the opening at the top of the chamber is closed by the cap over the llin opening 11, thecan, as a whole, can be'tl ted as much as desired until all of the liquid that has accumulated in the measuring chamber 2, and in the tube 5, has been poured out through the spout 9. As soon as the can is restored to its normal upright position, or even so closel thereto as to permit the mass of liquid in tlie main chamber to submerge the passage-way 4, the refilling of the measurin chamber 2, and also of the -tube 5, to a height 'corresponding to that of the liquld remaining in the ,mam chamber 1, 1 s resumed, and the device is Ialmost immedlately ready for another pou-ring of the measured quantity of liquid.

What I claim is A measuring land dispensing can having` Va discharge conduit from the measuring chamber leadingalong the side of the storage chamber to the, top of said receptacle and adapted toA completely discharge the measuring chamber when the receptacle is tilted, a handle, and a vent tube projecting from the side of said vessel at the top thereof and extending rearwardly on the handle side thereof to a distance to prevent thev discharge of any part of the contents there through when the vessel is tilted to fully discharge the measuring chamber, substantially4 as described. I A 10 In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two `,Nitnesses.

ALVIN e. SHERMAN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES F.' BURTON,

' VIRGINIA C.. SPBArr. 

